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Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System (CD-ROM Included) Paperback – Audiobook, 11 April 2011

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Japanese has 3 writing systems, all used together: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners helps newcomers learn how to use the first two systems' basic 92 characters to read, write and communicate. Memorable picture mnemonics connect each character to English words already familiar to you, which makes remembering easier.

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"As a whole I find this book to be a useful tool to learning the characters of both writing systems. I especially like the vocabulary usage at the bottom of each characters page...If you are looking for a book to get you started with Japanese I think this is a good place to start." --BenLearnsJapanese.com blog

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Timothy G. Stout lived in Japan for 20 years and has taught Japanese language for 23 years in public and private schools, and at the university level. While teaching at the American School in Japan, he conducted research on the use of keyword mnemonics in the instruction of Japanese. Stout has a Doctorate in Education (EdD) from Utah State University, an M.A. in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia University and a B.A. in Japanese Teaching from Brigham Young. He currently teaches Japanese at Utah Valley University and resides in Lehi, Utah with his wife and five children. Stout is the author of Japanese Hiragana and Katakana for Beginners and Let's Learn Japanese, both available from Tuttle.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing; Paperback with disc edition (11 April 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4805311444
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4805311448
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
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    Timothy G. Stout, Ph.D., lived in Japan for 20 years, and has taught Japanese language in public and private schools in the United States and Japan for 14 years. While working at the American School in Japan he conducted original research on the use of keyword mnemonics in the instruction of Japanese. Stout has an M.A. in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia University and a B.A. in Japanese Teaching from Brigham Young University. He currently teaches Japanese at Waterford School in Utah, where he lives with his wife and five children. Stout is the author of Japanese Hiragana for Beginners, Japanese Katakana for Beginners, Tuttle Japanese for Kids Flash Cards, and More Japanese for Kids Flash Cards, all of which are available from Tuttle.

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    Timothy G. Stout, EdD, lived in Japan for 20 years, and has taught Japanese language in public and private schools in the United States and Japan for over 25 years. Visit: StoutSensei.com

    While working at the American School in Japan he conducted original research on the use of keyword mnemonics in the instruction of Japanese. Stout has an M.A. in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia University and a B.A. in Japanese Teaching from Brigham Young University. He currently teaches at Waterford School, and he teaches night classes at Utah Valley University. The Stouts have five children and two grandchildren. Stout is the author of Japanese Kanji for Beginners, Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners, and Tuttle Japanese for Kids.

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Angela
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in Australia on 2 November 2021
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It's great and the exercises motivate to keep going.
Delivery was super fast ands they sent my other order together with it. My books where here in a matter of days!
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Seagull
5.0 out of 5 stars A good book
Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2018
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Happy i’ve got this one; clear and easy to use.
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Aimee
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Hiragana and Katakana Practice Book
Reviewed in Australia on 23 August 2019
Easy to use, clear and concise, these are things I look for in books like these, and this book matches that description. Not only does it look good and is of good quality (the paperback version), it works, IF you do it properly that is. What is properly? Practice, practice, practice. This book will teach you both hiragana and katakana, and if you let it, a few Japanese words along the way.

It is a great mini-textbook (if you will), and has very good mnemonics to help you remember each kana indivdually (if that is how you learn best). Like with all textbooks I can recommend for you, you need to be aware that what works for me may not work for you, but this book worked for me, and I hope that it will work for you if you were to try it.
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Makayla
5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor material
Reviewed in Mexico on 14 September 2023
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En mi opinión es el que más me ha gustado de todos los libros de hiragana y katakana aparte del matter in kana. Sin duda lo recomiendo; las ilustraciones ayudan mucho a memorizar y además vienen ejercicios adicionales
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5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor material
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En mi opinión es el que más me ha gustado de todos los libros de hiragana y katakana aparte del matter in kana. Sin duda lo recomiendo; las ilustraciones ayudan mucho a memorizar y además vienen ejercicios adicionales
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Julia
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo!
Reviewed in Brazil on 21 March 2023
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 Livro ótimo para iniciantes em japonês que já sabem inglês ! Muitos exercícios para praticar e vem com CD ! Ótimo livro indico!
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PeterPan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Hiragana and Katakana !!
Reviewed in Canada on 7 June 2019
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Loved this book. Flash cards are included, you have to download them off the internet and print and cut them. I worked with the book and the flash cards, and I learned Hiragana in a week. The mnemonic system is great and helped me a lot. I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Hiragana and Katakana.

One important thing to know: the book teaches you a sort a writing style that is somewhat “traditional” with the strokes written like you would with an ink brush. Which is fine !! But I found out it was easier (and more fun) for me to write the characters like they are on, say, a Japanese keyboard. Bottom line is there are many writing styles and the book only teaches you one kind, which is okay but I wish I had understood that at the beginning of my studies and not halfway through.

10/10 would recommend !!
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Ahmed
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for beginners learning Japanese!
Reviewed in India on 12 October 2019
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Learning a new language isn’t a walk in the park, we are well aware of that. But when it comes to Japanese, a language that has three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji, which don’t even remotely resemble the English Alphabets, you must wonder where to begin. Quite simple. Grab yourself a copy of ‘Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System’.

Pros:
1. Teaches basic 46 Hiragana and 46 Katakana characters (with little drawings that make it easier for you to remember the characters), along with the additional characters.
2. Covers ‘Tenten and Maru’, ‘Combined Characters’, ‘Small “tsu”’, ‘Long Vowels’, and ‘Sentence Particles’.
3. Comes along with reading and writing practice, which isn’t like the normal tests we are used to. This is fun!
4. Flash Cards!

Cons:
1. None

I’ve been learning Japanese for over a month now. But before I joined the Japanese school I’m currently at, I picked up this book and decided to learn the basics. Having to know Hiragana & Katakana (Kana) beforehand came as an incomparable advantage because the book covered the basics. So, if you wish to do the same, I suggest you get this book. Just remember that Kanji is equally important. But for that, look no further, the author has published a book on Kanji as well – 'Japanese Kanji for Beginners: (JLPT Levels N5 & N4) First Steps to Learn the Basic Japanese Characters'. I will be starting Kanji soon and reviewing that book as well.

This book is a must have for every Japanese beginner! 11/10 would recommend.

For all the new learners: がんばってください (Good luck!)

And for the author: ありがとうございました!
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Ahmed
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for beginners learning Japanese!
Reviewed in India on 12 October 2019
Learning a new language isn’t a walk in the park, we are well aware of that. But when it comes to Japanese, a language that has three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji, which don’t even remotely resemble the English Alphabets, you must wonder where to begin. Quite simple. Grab yourself a copy of ‘Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System’.

Pros:
1. Teaches basic 46 Hiragana and 46 Katakana characters (with little drawings that make it easier for you to remember the characters), along with the additional characters.
2. Covers ‘Tenten and Maru’, ‘Combined Characters’, ‘Small “tsu”’, ‘Long Vowels’, and ‘Sentence Particles’.
3. Comes along with reading and writing practice, which isn’t like the normal tests we are used to. This is fun!
4. Flash Cards!

Cons:
1. None

I’ve been learning Japanese for over a month now. But before I joined the Japanese school I’m currently at, I picked up this book and decided to learn the basics. Having to know Hiragana & Katakana (Kana) beforehand came as an incomparable advantage because the book covered the basics. So, if you wish to do the same, I suggest you get this book. Just remember that Kanji is equally important. But for that, look no further, the author has published a book on Kanji as well – 'Japanese Kanji for Beginners: (JLPT Levels N5 & N4) First Steps to Learn the Basic Japanese Characters'. I will be starting Kanji soon and reviewing that book as well.

This book is a must have for every Japanese beginner! 11/10 would recommend.

For all the new learners: がんばってください (Good luck!)

And for the author: ありがとうございました!
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Rubia826
5.0 out of 5 stars Erste Schritte zum Japanisch lesen geschafft
Reviewed in Germany on 8 October 2018
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Ich hab mir dieses Buch gekauft vor einer längeren Japanreise um dort nicht als völliger Analphabet dazustehen und es hat geklappt. Jedes Zeichen wird einzeln vorgestellt mit einem kleinen Bild und einem Spruch, was das merken erleichtern soll. Ich weiß nicht, was ich ohne diese Eselsbrücken gemacht hätte, die haben mir das Lernen auf jeden Fall enorm erleichtert. Daneben gibt es Schreibübungen und Leseübungen. Besonders gut finde ich auch den sehr ausführlichen Übungsteil jeweils am Ende des Hiragana- bzw. Katakanateils. Auf der CD-Rom sind nochmal Lernkarten mit allen Zeichen und Anleitung für verschiede Spiele/Übungen damit, ich hab die Karten ehrlich gesagt gar nicht gebrauch, ist aber ein netter Zusatz. Ich kann es fürs Japanisch lernen auf jeden Fall empfehlen. Das Buch ist komplett auf Englisch u.a. die Ausspracheerklärungen und auch die Sprüche, die über Laute funktionieren, man sollte also schon sehr sicher in Englisch sein.
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